RE: Re: RE: Re: Questions about the new Red bar and where to find it

February 1, 2004

Kori,

I'm sorry! That's the point I was trying to make was that the bend in her

bar was closer to her clubfoot rather than in the middle since the normal

foot doesn't need the dorsiflexion. I had assumed it was in the middle, but

it seems as though he bent it on one side for a reason...

I just wanted to point out that for unilateral clubfeet, they wouldn't

necessarily need the bend in the middle for both feet. Sorry I was so

obtuse!

Thanks for clarifying...

Joanne

Message: 6

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:32:48 -0800

Subject: Re: RE: Re: Questions about the new Red bar and where to find it

Joanne,

Our bars are bent in two spots. About 4 " from the bolt hole on each

side. I think some are bending them once in the middle, and some are

bending in two spots. I've seen pictures of the red bar and it looks like

it's curved instead of bent. I don't know enough about the red bar to say

if this is normal or not. Whatever the case, I think as long as it's bent

to 15 degrees dorsiflexion it's ok. Bending the bar in two places seems to

give baby something a little more solid to stand on than if it's bent in

the middle. I wonder if your bar was just bent closer to the CF just

because they didn't make sure to bend it in the middle?

Something else I've learned recently... and I feel a little stupid for not

figuring it out myself... is that her normal foot doesn't need the 15

degrees of dorsiflexion so theoretically her bar should only be bent on one

side. Interesting huh?

Kori

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